In the Dark

Quick update from the Euclid Consortium confirming that the launch will take place on Saturday 1st July 2023, at 1612 Irish Time (GMT+1):

If for some reason (such as weather) the launch cannot take place at 11.12 precisely it will be delayed for 24 hours and then launched the next day, 2nd July, at the same time. I’m told that thunderstorms are quite common at Cape Canaveral at this time of year so there may well be such a delay.

P.S. When the Euclid mission was accepted by ESA, over a decade ago, the launch date was envisaged to be in 2020, so it is about three years late.

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